Various - Bob Jones Edition: More Ballroom Kings

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1-CD Digipak with 36-page booklet, 16 tracks. Total playing time approx. 40 minutes

Bob Jones,
mastering engineer, record collector, label owner and Welsh eccentric
died in 2009. The young Jones came to London and got a job as an
engineer with Decca Records. After returning from Madrid where he had
worked for a Spanish record company, Bob started working for Pye
Records, mastering tapes for the newly formed Charly Records, Ace
Records among others. He moved on to CTS Studios in Wembley, mastering
releases for Bear Family Records a.o. and confirming his reputation for
quality. RCA also utilized Bob's skills in mastering on numerous Elvis
releases, including the first two volumes of 'The Essential Elvis', with
his contribution acknowledged on the album sleeves.

After CTS,
Bob was asked by Ace boss Ted Carroll to become a founding member of
Sound Mastering. There he continued mastering product for Ace as well as
various other specialist labels such as Rockstar, Bear Family and
Magnum Force. A great fan of Elvis Presley and Duane Eddy, he was
privileged to master product by both artists.

Bob decided to launch his own record label - Detour Records.
He spent considerable time ensuring that the sleeve, artwork, logo and
notes had an authentic 50s feel. All of this contributed to a dozen or
so memorable releases.

Bob Jones, was born on February 18, 1944. He died of cancer on April 12, 2009, aged 65

In
memory of Bob Jones and in recognition of his contributions to Bear
Family’s reputation in terms of sound quality, we are re-issuing several
of Bob’s Detour albums, originally released on vinyl during the 1980s.
First time on CD.

1-CD Digipak with 36-page booklet, 16 tracks. Total playing time approx. 40 minutes